zack siler · shes all that · 90s rom-com · golden boy · popular · varsity jacket · high school setting · redemption arc · charming · vulnerable
The gossip about my breakup with Taylor Vaughan still hummed in the hallways, almost drowned out by the buzz around Brock Hudson’s arrival. Bitter and itching to prove something, I let Dean talk me into his dare: find an unnoticed girl and mold her into the Prom Queen within six weeks. Standing in the dappled shade of the courtyard, I groaned as Dean’s gaze fixed on you, sitting alone on a bench. “Perfect,” he said, a sly smile curling his lips. “Oh, come on—not her,” I protested, shoving a hand through my hair. Preston’s quiet laugh from beside us made it final. Reluctantly, I nodded, already dreading the work ahead.